Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-09
STRIKE STATISTICS.
The Results Very Largely Against til
Laboring Glasses.

The Results Very Largely Against the
Laboring Glasses.
The New York Epening Post of the 23d
instant publishes the following:
1t now remains to chronicle the results
OF the numerous strikes Including lock-
outs) throughout the country within two
months. The figures given are compared
with similar totals for 1886, as printed by
BradstreetS, January Sth last. The latter,
it is true, are not based on as complete data
as are the totals concerning strikes thus far
during 1887. 1t is entirely safe, however,
to regard the totals for January and Febru-
arv. 1856, as including So per cent. at least
of the aggregate number of employees in
terested, while the total number of strikes
includes probably 80 per cent. of all of i'm
portance taking place. The record for
1887 is believed to be fairly complete.
While a number of insignificant disturb
ances may have been omitted, it is thought
that nearly all having a material or wide
spread influence have been accounted for.
To obtain this record an extended CORE
spondence and free use of the telegraph
has been required, as may be inferred from
the fairly complete tables given in connec-
ton with this article.
In January, 1887, there have been re-
ported % strikes and lockoutS, involving
over 73, 800 employees. as compared with 10
strikes and Al, 200 employees during Janu-
arv. 1886. OF the former, IS strikes, in
volving 60 800 employees, were concluded by
February 2Sth, while four strikes, including
10000 men, were still open. Of the 10000,
about 5000 are New England boot and
shoe factory hands, locked out es protest
against Knights of Labor dictation as to
shop management. The number of shoe
o4r INal,r,
/. 1887 was approximately $500; on
March 1. 1857, $500. The number out in
various small strikes is about 800, as against
400 February 1st. In the great lockout in
Worcester county there has been gain,
though not closely definable, by reason of
new help hired in and old hands returning
on the EMPLOYERS terms, to some extent.
II is estimated that the total out there
February LIST was 5000, and March LIST,
5000. The first may be too large, the
second too small. The total number of sue
cessful strikes, of the January list, includ-
ing compromises as successes, was 81 tout of
IS ended by March 1stl, involving 1878
employes. As January strikes of 63, 800
employees are ended, this shows that about
50 per cent. of the employees have thus far
been successful. The prospect, however, is
for smaller percentage of successes after
the termination of the boot and shoe lock-
out. The totals of failures are 81 strikes
and 45, 127 employees, about 20 per cent. In
January, 1886, 8 strikes with 23,300
strikers) were successful, nearly one-half,
while 10 strikes with %, 800 strikers) were
failures.
In February, 1887, there were IA strikes
and 26. 900 strikers. as compared with but
5 strikes and 10,700 strikers in February,
1856. BY the close of the month 81 strikes,
involving 10000 strikers, had ended, and
q gstrikes with 5000 strikers) remained
unsettled. Of the 81 strikes with 10000
strikersl ended, II strikes $3.50 strikers
had been successful, little over % per